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How Are Trains and Trucks Moving Onions to Keep Prices Down? 🚚

The government is sending onions to many cities using a special train called Kanda Express and many trucks.

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Key Points

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Two train trips moved a total of 1,290 tonnes of onions.

Over 30 trucks are used to bring about 1,000 tonnes of onions by road.

Onions are sold at about 35 rupees per kilogram in stores.

Farmers received about 210 crore rupees directly from the government.

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The train carried 450 tonnes to Delhi and 840 tonnes to Chennai.

Road trucks are moving about 1,000 tonnes to other towns.

Because more onions are available, the price stays around 35 Indian rupees per kilogram.

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5 words

tonne

a weight equal to 1,000 kilograms

crore

ten million (10,000,000)

Kanda Express

a special train service used to move large goods

government

the people who make rules for the country

price

how much something costs

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